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Please use this thread to post your Las Vegas arrival and departure information. Please also include the arrival time of your flight as it will help us in offering a proper greeting once you arrive at the Stratosphere Hotel.

Please use this thread only if you will be joining us in Las Vegas in August 2010.

-Will (posting with a heavy heart in memories of Rick authoring this thread)

Yes, Will. It was difficult to start this thread. No one will be able to keep track of this information as efficiently as Ric has. Knowing how much these gatherings meant to Ric, I think he would have wanted the processs to continue moving forward.

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love." - Butch Hancock, Musician, The Flatlanders

Henry, It is great to have you back at our gathering. We have missed you! While this is not the official gathering this year, the Vegas trip will be a great time. I visited the hotel property last month and we will have some nice space for our social time together.

I am still fiddling with dates. For sure I will be arriving on Wednesday and staying at least until Monday, but perhaps all the way through Tuesday or even Wednesday. I will post as soon as I make up my mind!

I am sorry to have to tell you all that I will not be attending after all.

Sid and I will be celebrating 20 yrs together on 8/2 and have decided to do something he has wanted to do for a very long time -- we are going to go to Paris.

We had originally planned to do this (you may remember my initial AMG city vote was Paris) -- but his extended unemployment made us decide to stay closer to home. He arranged the time off from his part time jobs to attend Las Vegas with me. However, he received an unexpected inheritance in the mail from a long dead great aunt (seriously -- I'm not making that up -- she passed away in 1991 and the trust is just getting settled), so given that his money concerns have been taken care of -- we have decided to go back to our original plan of a romantic week in Paris -- unfortunately, he can't change his time off now, so we are going from 8/7-8/14.

I would love to see you all again -- and meet some new folks too, but a 20th anniversary and Sid's dream trip takes first place here.

I hope you all have a wonderful time -- and I look forward to hearing stories and seeing pictures.

Have fun -- someone be sure to see that Jan gets her daily wee walks. Also, someone will need to take over cab hailing duties for her.......

I am sorry to have to tell you all that I will not be attending after all.

Sid and I will be celebrating 20 yrs together on 8/2 and have decided to do something he has wanted to do for a very long time -- we are going to go to Paris.

We had originally planned to do this (you may remember my initial AMG city vote was Paris) -- but his extended unemployment made us decide to stay closer to home. He arranged the time off from his part time jobs to attend Las Vegas with me. However, he received an unexpected inheritance in the mail from a long dead great aunt (seriously -- I'm not making that up -- she passed away in 1991 and the trust is just getting settled), so given that his money concerns have been taken care of -- we have decided to go back to our original plan of a romantic week in Paris -- unfortunately, he can't change his time off now, so we are going from 8/7-8/14.

I would love to see you all again -- and meet some new folks too, but a 20th anniversary and Sid's dream trip takes first place here.

I hope you all have a wonderful time -- and I look forward to hearing stories and seeing pictures.

Have fun -- someone be sure to see that Jan gets her daily wee walks. Also, someone will need to take over cab hailing duties for her.......

Hugs to all,Mike

We're gonna miss you Mike. But yes, a 20th Anniversary with your honey in Paris absolutely trumps Vegas! Congrats and have fun

Sorry Mike won't be with us this time (but he is taking the better option this time!) and ecstatic Jan is joining us in Sin City! There is still plenty to time for others to "join in"... Las Vegas is almost ridiculously inexpensive this year and Dennis has already made some wonderful arrangements for us.

Paris for anniversary simply can't be topped Mike! Our congratulations and best wishes... we will visit Paris Las Vegas just to show some solidarity.

I'm not sure at this point if I can make it, but I've booked a flight on Southwest 1917 arriving Wednesday afternoon at 5:20. Might have to leave as early as Friday morning, but I figure that even one or two days is better than nothing!

i've budgeted the hotel fare and have requested the time off from work. if my boss approves then i'm booking my hotel stay by end of week. have also asked two friends to accompany me. hopefully my room will have two beds

i've budgeted the hotel fare and have requested the time off from work. if my boss approves then i'm booking my hotel stay by end of week. have also asked two friends to accompany me. hopefully my room will have two beds

I read in the other thread you've booked your room! What is your arrival and departure date so I can include it when I post the update?

I havent researched Vegas lately. Do they still ahve the pirate ship battle on the Strip? What about the white Tigers in the Lobby of the MGM or wherever it was? Id like to stroll the shops at Ceasars and see the talking statues and what not. Also the Fountains in front of __________.

-Will

Edited to Add: Dennis is gonna give us a spanking (yay), for posting this here since this thread is for Arrival and departure info only....we should move this to the other LV thread or start a new one.

The pirates and white tigers are or were at the mirage hotel . check it out online and see if its still there . I know one time when I was there a tiger killed the other tiger but they didn't charge extra for that or anything .

I havent researched Vegas lately. Do they still ahve the pirate ship battle on the Strip? What about the white Tigers in the Lobby of the MGM or wherever it was? Id like to stroll the shops at Ceasars and see the talking statues and what not. Also the Fountains in front of __________.

-Will

Edited to Add: Dennis is gonna give us a spanking (yay), for posting this here since this thread is for Arrival and departure info only....we should move this to the other LV thread or start a new one.

The lions are still at Mirage, although pretty uneventful unless you've never seen one. The fountains in front of the Bellagio are pretty. I recommend going inside to view the Dale Chihuly glasswork hanging above the lobby, along with the botanical gardens.

If you like coasters, the one at NYNY is descent. There's always a gondola ride at the Venetian.

And lets not forget the little bar outside of Paris which serves drinks in foot long glasses shaped like the Eiffel Tower

I haven't researched Vegas lately. Do they still ahve the pirate ship battle on the Strip? What about the white Tigers in the Lobby of the MGM or wherever it was? Id like to stroll the shops at Ceasars and see the talking statues and what not. Also the Fountains in front of __________.

-Will

Edited to Add: Dennis is gonna give us a spanking (yay), for posting this here since this thread is for Arrival and departure info only....we should move this to the other LV thread or start a new one.

Hi Will

The talking statues were there three years ago and were amazing, don't know anything about the tigers, the dancing fountains at the Bellagio (sp?) are just wonderful..of course a stroll round the shops at Caesar's is a must, and there is a wonderful Italian restaurant there also.

are we gonna take the gondola ride at the venetian? i've only been to vegas once and it was for a wedding. this time i can explore and meet you awesome people. whether its jumping off stratosphere or drinking drinks out o french landmarks im sure it will be a blast. last time i was there there was an amazing dancing water show at the bellagio.